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Chapter 5: Configuring Device Security
Defining 802.1x
SFE1000P Gigabit Ethernet Switch Reference Guide
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Authenticator State
— Specifies the port authorization state. The possible field values are as
follows:
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Force-Authorized
— The controlled port state is set to Force-Authorized (forward
traffic).
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Force-Unauthorized
— The controlled port state is set to Force-Unauthorized (discard
traffic).
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Initialize
— Enables port-based authentication on the device. The interface moves
between an authorized or unauthorized state based on the authentication exchange
between the device and the client.
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Quiet Period
— Specifies the number of seconds that the switch remains in the quiet state
following a failed authentication exchange (Range: 0-65535).
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Resending EAP
— Specifies the number of seconds that the switch waits for a response to an
EAP - request/identity frame, from the supplicant (client), before resending the request.
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Max
EAP Requests
— The total amount of EAP requests sent. If a response is not received
after the defined period, the authentication process is restarted. The field default is 2 retries.
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Supplicant Timeout
— Displays the number of seconds that lapses before EAP requests are
resent to the supplicant (Range: 1-65535). The field default is 30 seconds.
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Server Timeout
— Specifies the number of seconds that lapses before the switch resends a
request to the authentication server (Range: 1-65535). The field default is 30 seconds.
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Termination Cause
— Indicates the reason for which the port authentication was terminated.
